Good morning my sweet kinders! Work hard to make today a Terrific Tuesday! Here is today’s video:
Kinders working on their math skills and more:
Today’s read aloud is Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Williams. We have a guest reader today….can you guess who it is?
Read Aloud by Emmie
Happy Monday Kinders! I hope that you had a great weekend! Can you believe all of the snow! Bundle up and play outside today! Here is today’s video:
Here are the directions for the DICE GAME I found on a Pinterest site called The Many Little Joys.
HATS OFF FOR READING….at home
Today’s read aloud is Come Home Already by Jory John
Read aloud by Nora!!! 🙂 Kinders, send me a video of you reading and I will be HAPPY to add it to our blog.
Good Morning kinders! Happy first full day of Spring!
Here is today’s morning video:
Today’s read aloud is Puddles by Jonathan London. Enjoy!! 🙂
Your friends learning at home
Hello sweet kinder families! With all of the changes and craziness of this week, the Georgetown staff has been working together to make this the most successful experience it can be! With that being said, we have been receiving lots and lots of emails with helpful tips and tools, and Mrs. Reagan asked that we pass along some information to you.
If you would like to use Moby Max at home, here is a friendly parent guide on how to access this resource and navigate the website.
Also, we have been figuring out new ways to stay connected socially while we are all at home. A really fun way we can do this is by sharing videos back and forth using a website called Flipgrid! This is a website that the entire school will be using, so it will be fun to click through the videos and see some familiar faces. You might even get to see your bus buddy!!! I will post the link below so you can have some fun with this!
https://flipgrid.com/georgetownrocks
When you click on the link, you will be asked to enter your school email. This will be your kinder’s username + hpsstudents.net
The next thing you will have to do is enter a code which is: 22faf4f1
Your kinder will then be able to create a video that all of their friends from school can watch. Mrs. Reagan asked the kiddos to share where they are learning at home and show everyone their pet or favorite stuffed animal!
I know this is overwhelming and new to all of you. Trust me when I say it is just as new to us! So please just remember to BREATHE and enjoy the extra time you get to have with your sweet babies!!! Also, if you have any questions at all, feel free to reach out to me. I love hearing from you and seeing all the pictures you have been sharing! It has been breaking my heart not being able to be at school every day with my wonderful kinders, but the emails and pictures help brighten my day!!
The last link I wanted to share with you is a link just for parents. Mrs. Reagan created another Flipgrid link in hopes that parents could use this as a way to lift each other up by sharing any homeschooling tips you might have or fun ideas other families could try.
Here is the link: https://flipgrid.com/parenttipsges
The only thing you will be asked to do is enter this code: Ges3909!
Please do not feel pressure to upload videos or use the resources we share with you! This is the time for you to figure out what will work best for you and your kinder. This might look different for everyone… and that is OK! We will all get through this together. I am sending my love to everyone. Stay healthy!
Thank you to EVERYONE for being patient, asking questions and tackling this new “Learning at home” adventure! You will find below a message from me, Mrs. Bohl. My first time making a video! 🙂 You will also see that under our “Educational Fun” tab I have added many new links that may be helpful and enjoyable to explore.
My plan is to provide you with a weekly update on skills you can work on from home. This is all new territory for me. As I navigate this new norm PLEASE feel free to reach out to me with ANY questions. Be sure to let me know if there is anything you may need as well. Our HPS website does have many resources available to those in need.
I are missing you all so much!!
Hugs from home,
Mrs. Bohl
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
I am reminded each day of how LUCKY I am to have a fabulous job doing what I love, to have a family who loves me and to have 28 awesome kinders to make my days exciting and full.
Here is a fun way to practice writing and making a fun craft while at home. Brainstorm with your kinder reasons why they feel lucky. Then help your kinder to write those reasons on a paper, using the example I have shown below to organize their reasons under the appropriate column…….CAN AM HAVE
Finally, have fun making the shamrock craft. Your kinder can write “I feel lucky” on the stem of the shamrock. They can choose 4 of their favorite reasons and write one reason on each of the shamrock leaves. Don’t forget to write BECAUSE at the beginning of your reason. Example: because I am kind. When they are done writing, be sure to add some color and cut it out.
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We are so lucky that your kinder may need to make more than one shamrock! 🙂 . Don’t forget to have your kinder help in preparing a fun St. Patrick’s Day supper with you. A great way to incorporate math, reading, and a bit of fun in your meal preparations. You are welcome to send pictures of your finished work.
Here is another way to incorporate different math skills into the FIND THE POT OF GOLD game that was sent home last week.
Good morning kinders! Happy 1st day of “Learning at Home.” Your teachers can’t wait to see how amazing you do while you are working on your at-home learning. We have added a few additional educational websites on our blogs. Have fun exploring these over the next few weeks. All kinders have or will be receiving Clever information soon. If you have questions please reach out and we will get back to you with problem-solving. Below you will see a week of learning ideas.
Our Morning Message
Good morning K team! I could see the sunshine this morning. Would you say good morning to a friend? We should work hard today.
Love, Your K team teachers
Popcorn Words of the week: could, would, should
Math
Focus on writing #’s 1-20 (can you go higher?-go!)
Number identification 1-20 (can you go higher?-go!)
Use a whiteboard or paper: Addition/Subtraction Fluency with numbers 1-8, look up educational youtube videos on 3D shapes, counting objects up to 10, one-to-one correspondence, writing number sentences that match the picture (for example 10 stars total = 1 purple star and 9 yellow stars. 10=1+9).
Writing
Focus on writing letters to those you can’t see during this break.
Practice writing uppercase and lowercase letters
Reading
Enjoy some time reading each day – to someone, to yourself, to a stuffed animal.
Find our popcorn words of the week or past in books or around you.
Socializing
We would LOVE to build a photo album of kindergarten learners. Feel free to send us a picture of your kinder and how they are learning or having fun during this unprecedented time. We will share them on our blog to keep us all connected.
We miss our kinders already!! Please enjoy the time together and be sure to reach out if you or your family are in need of ANYTHING! Our school blog has many resources on it for those who may need a grab-n-go meal and other essential items. We are here for you! Sending you all hugs and love during this time.
Love,
Your Kindergarten Teachers Team
Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Blauwkamp, Mrs. Bohl, Mrs. Stutz and Mrs. Tindall
Hello kinder parents! I have just updated my Raz-kids roster. If you look on the tab to the right under Educational Fun—you can click on this link Raz-kids you will see your kinder’s name listed along with an icon. Click on the APPLE icon and follow the directions below from Raz-kids:
Dear kinder families,
Mrs. Tindall stumbled upon this daily routine tonight on social media and I thought it deserved to be shared on our blog! Since we will not be in school for four weeks, I strongly encourage you to maintain routine for our kinders (and for all students) during this time of uncertainty! A daily routine, such as this one, can be reassuring to our kinders and it helps to promote positive health and learning. This routine also encourages our kinders to keep up with schoolwork and extra activities such as outside time and chores! I think am going to implement this schedule for myself starting Monday. Teachers need a schedule too. 🙂
Hug your little kinders extra tight this weekend and please tell them I am already missing them! Look for more online learning posts coming from me in the upcoming week:)
Warmly, Mrs. Bohl